Hanad
A masculine Arabic name meaning "happiness" or "joy".
Name Census estimates that about 403 living Americans carry the first name Hanad. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Hanad today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Hanad births was 2019 (25 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Hanad. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Hanad with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
403
~ 1 in 850,507 Americans
Peak year
2019
25 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,260
Tracked since 1997
Census
Hanad in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 397 people with the first name Hanad, which placed it at #24,319 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,319
National first-name rank
People counted
397
397 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
96.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Hanad
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hanad is Black at 96.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Hanad described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Hanad at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American96.0% · 381
- White2.8% · 11
- Two or more races0.8% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.3% · 1
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.3% · 1
Popularity
Hanad: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Hanad from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 175 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Hanad remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Hanad by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Hanad during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Hanads live
Origin
Meaning and history of Hanad
The name Hanad is believed to have its origins in the Somali language, spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa region. It is thought to be derived from the Arabic root word "hanada," which means "to be pleased" or "to rejoice." The name gained prominence in the region during the spread of Islam in the 7th century AD.
Hanad is a relatively uncommon name in ancient texts or religious scriptures. However, it is mentioned in several historical records from the medieval period, particularly in the chronicles of the Somali sultanates that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa between the 9th and 19th centuries.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Hanad was a Somali poet and scholar who lived in the 13th century. Known as Hanad Dhuxul, he was renowned for his influential works in the Somali language and his contributions to the development of the region's literary tradition.
Another notable figure with the name Hanad was Hanad Ismail, a 16th-century Somali ruler who governed the Sultanate of Adal, a powerful kingdom that stretched across parts of modern-day Somalia, Djibouti, and Ethiopia. He is remembered for his military campaigns against the Ethiopian Empire and his efforts to expand the influence of Islam in the region.
In the 18th century, Hanad Abdalla was a prominent Somali scholar and religious leader who played a significant role in the spread of Islamic education and the establishment of religious institutions in the Horn of Africa. His writings and teachings had a lasting impact on the region's cultural and intellectual landscape.
Moving into the 19th century, Hanad Abdulle Diri was a renowned Somali warrior and military leader who fought against colonial forces in the region. He led several successful campaigns against the Italian and British colonial armies, earning him a reputation as a formidable fighter and a symbol of resistance against foreign occupation.
Lastly, Hanad Mohamed, born in 1936, was a Somali writer and poet who gained widespread recognition for his contributions to Somali literature. His works explored themes of national identity, social justice, and the struggles of the Somali people, earning him numerous accolades and a place among the most celebrated Somali writers of the 20th century.
People
Hanad + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Hanad as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with H
Other first names starting with H with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Hanad: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Hanad?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 403 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Hanad going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 850,507 US residents.
Is Hanad a common name?
We classify Hanad as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 407 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Hanad most popular?
The single biggest year for Hanad was 2019, when 25 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Hanad is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Hanad in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 397 people with the name Hanad, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,319 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Hanad in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Hanad?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Hanad leans strongly male. 386 people counted with this name were male (97.7%), compared with 9 female bearers (2.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Hanad?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Hanad is Black at 96.0%. The next largest groups are White (2.8%) and Two or More Races (0.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Hanad most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Hanad in the 2020 Census, accounting for 96.0% (381 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Hanad in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Hanad a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Hanad in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Hanad still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Hanad in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Hanad can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Hanad?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.